Datasets API endpoint
Searches the stored Steam review corpus (the most-helpful reviews per game; one document per appid × recommendation). Full-text `q` over the review body, filter by `app_id`, `language`, or `voted_up` (positive/negative). Sort enum: `votes_desc` (most-helpful first, default), `weighted_desc`, `date_desc`. Billing: this search costs 1 credit per record returned, with a minimum of 2 (an empty result costs 2, a full page of 100 costs 100).
/datasets/steam-reviews/searchSearches the stored Steam review corpus, stored in a search index. One document per app × review (appid × recommendation_id), capped to the most-helpful reviews per game to bound size. Run a full-text q over the review body, and filter by app_id, language, or voted_up (positive/negative). Returns structured review records without triggering live scraping (for a live pull use /steam/reviews). Author identity is limited to public aggregate playtime/counts — no personal data.
Dataset id enum:
steam-reviewsQuery parameters:
q: optional full-text query over the review body, max 256 characters.app_id: optional exact Steam app id filter.language: optional review language filter (e.g. english, schinese).voted_up: optional recommendation filter: true (positive) or false (negative).sort: optional sort enum: votes_desc (most-helpful first, default), weighted_desc, date_desc.page: optional page number, defaults to 1.page_size: optional page size, defaults to 20 and maxes at 100.Each record carries appid, recommendation_id, language, review, voted_up, votes_up, votes_funny, weighted_vote_score, comment_count, steam_purchase, received_for_free, written_during_early_access, playtime_at_review_min, author_playtime_forever_min, timestamp_created, created_at (ISO), and crawled_at.
Response behavior:
sort=votes_desc).10000; page * page_size must not exceed 10000.sort values, or a voted_up that is not a boolean, return the standard invalid params envelope.items list rather than an error.1 credit per record returned, minimum 2. A search that returns 20 records costs 20 credits, a full page of 100 costs 100, and an empty or one-record result costs 2. You are charged for what comes back, not for the page_size you ask for, but your balance must cover the requested page_size for the call to be accepted. The response header x-credit-cost shows what a call was charged.
| Field | Filled in, of 20 checked | Values in the sample |
|---|---|---|
| appid | 20 | |
| recommendation_id | 20 | |
| language | 20 | |
| review | 20 | median 1,884 characters |
| voted_up | 20 | true in 4 of 20 |
| votes_up | 20 | 4,910 to 36,262, median 7,070 |
| votes_funny | 20 | 34 to 1,237, median 117 |
| weighted_vote_score | 20 | 0.88 to 0.99, median 0.96 |
| comment_count | 20 | 0 to 896, median 137 |
| steam_purchase | 20 | true in 15 of 20 |
| received_for_free | 20 | true in 0 of 20 |
| written_during_early_access | 20 | true in 1 of 20 |
| playtime_at_review_min | 20 | 27 to 229,862, median 2,984 |
| author_playtime_forever_min | 20 | 473 to 291,294, median 4,382 |
| timestamp_created | 20 | 2017-04-27 to 2026-09-21 |
| created_at | 20 | 2017-04-27 to 2026-09-21 |
| timestamp_updated | 20 | 2017-05-01 to 2026-09-21 |
| crawled_at | 20 | 2026-07-29 to 2026-10-07 |
| schema_version | 20 |
| Parameter | Type | Required | Default | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| q | string | No | Full-text query over the review body, max 256 characters | ||
| app_id | string | No | Exact Steam app id filter | ||
| language | string | No | Review language filter (e.g. english, schinese) | ||
| voted_up | string | No | Recommendation filter: true (positive) or false (negative) | ||
| sort | string | No | Sort enum: votes_desc, weighted_desc, date_desc Allowed values: votes_desc, weighted_desc, date_desc. | ||
| page | integer | No | 1 | Page number, defaults to 1 | |
| page_size | integer | No | 20 and maxes at 100 | Page size, defaults to 20 and maxes at 100; page * page_size must be <= 10000 | |
| x-api-key (header) | string | Yes | API key required |
curl -X GET "https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/datasets/steam-reviews/search?q=coffee&language=en&sort=votes_desc&page=1" \ -H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"
{
"code": 200,
"msg": "OK",
"data": {
"dataset": "steam-reviews",
"items": [
{
"appid": 292030,
"recommendation_id": "154765432",
"language": "english",
"review": "One of the best RPGs ever made.",
"voted_up": true,
"votes_up": 1284,
"votes_funny": 37,
"weighted_vote_score": 0.9812,
"comment_count": 12,
"steam_purchase": true,
"received_for_free": false,
"written_during_early_access": false,
"playtime_at_review_min": 5820,
"author_playtime_forever_min": 18240,
"timestamp_created": 1751587200,
"created_at": "2026-07-04T00:00:00Z",
"crawled_at": "2026-07-11T04:31:09Z"
}
],
"page": 1,
"page_size": 20,
"total": 500,
"sort": "votes_desc"
}
}Request schema
No body schema
Response schema
#/definitions/datasets.steamReviewsSearchResponseDoc
| Field | Type | Required | Enum | Bounds | Example | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| code | integer | No | 200 | |||
| data | datasets.SteamReviewsSearchResponse | No | ||||
| data.dataset | string | No | ||||
| data.items | array | No | ||||
| data.items[].appid | integer | No | ||||
| data.items[].author_playtime_forever_min | integer | No | ||||
| data.items[].comment_count | integer | No | ||||
| data.items[].crawled_at | string | No | ||||
| data.items[].created_at | string | No | ISO, derived | |||
| data.items[].language | string | No | ||||
| data.items[].playtime_at_review_min | integer | No | ||||
| data.items[].received_for_free | boolean | No | ||||
| data.items[].recommendation_id | string | No | ||||
| data.items[].review | string | No | ||||
| data.items[].schema_version | integer | No | ||||
| data.items[].steam_purchase | boolean | No | ||||
| data.items[].timestamp_created | integer | No | ||||
| data.items[].timestamp_updated | integer | No | ||||
| data.items[].voted_up | boolean | No | ||||
| data.items[].votes_funny | integer | No | ||||
| data.items[].votes_up | integer | No | ||||
| data.items[].weighted_vote_score | number | No | ||||
| data.items[].written_during_early_access | boolean | No | ||||
| data.page | integer | No | ||||
| data.page_size | integer | No | ||||
| data.sort | string | No | ||||
| data.total | integer | No | ||||
| msg | string | No | OK |
| Status | Description | Schema |
|---|---|---|
| 400 | Bad Request | #/definitions/app.Response |
| 429 | Too Many Requests | #/definitions/app.Response |
| 500 | Internal Server Error | #/definitions/app.Response |
Use environment variables for secrets and keep Crawlora API keys server-side.
curl -X GET "https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/datasets/steam-reviews/search?q=coffee&language=en&sort=votes_desc&page=1" \
-H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"